This is an analysis of the poem He Sees Through Stone that begins with:

He sees through stone
he has the secret...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacadc dcXe ffa XbXacXc feXec cccXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,3,7,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11010 10111 110101 11101 010101 0101101 001 11011 1011 1011 010111 11111 0011 1111001 000110 110101 0100010 0010110 01111 0101100 111101 111 1101 101101 1010 11001 11 11 010100 110101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, he are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, to are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of He Sees Through Stone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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